outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
Randall E. Stross
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In 2022, Frontier tried to merge with Spirit Airlines but was outbid by JetBlue Airways.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
The team may have to outbid other suitors.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Other teams are now in position to outbid Detroit for Beasley, although the Pistons could try to pitch him on a one-year paycut for larger riches in 2026.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The bigger challenge will be finding the right talent to use that cash on and outbidding all the other teams with plenty of money to spend.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
The team may have to outbid other suitors.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Other teams are now in position to outbid Detroit for Beasley, although the Pistons could try to pitch him on a one-year paycut for larger riches in 2026.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The bigger challenge will be finding the right talent to use that cash on and outbidding all the other teams with plenty of money to spend.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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